Back up and Restore an AWS cluster using S3

Learn how to back up or restore your ThoughtSpot cluster hosted in AWS using an S3 bucket.

It is recommended to use a bucket in the same region as your cluster. By doing this, you avoid additional cross-region data transfer costs.

Note: You can only back up your cluster to an S3 bucket if it is an S3-based cluster. You cannot back up an HDFS-based cluster to an S3 bucket.

Backing up to an Amazon S3 bucket

To back up your cluster to an S3 bucket, use the ThoughtSpot tscli:

Log in to the Linux shell of your cluster using SSH.
```
 $ ssh admin@<cluster-IP>
```
Run the backup command using the following syntax:

tscli backup create --storage_type=cloud <SNAPSHOT NAME> <PATH TO BACKUP> --bucket_name=<BUCKET NAME>

Example:
```
 $ tscli backup create --storage_type=cloud snapshot_1 my_backup001 --bucket_name=my_bucket
```

To restore your cluster from an S3 bucket, use the ThoughtSpot tscli:

Log in to the Linux shell of your cluster using SSH.
```
 $ ssh admin@<cluster-IP>
```
Run the restore command using the following syntax:

tscli cluster restore <PATH TO BACKUP ON CLOUD> --enable_cloud_storage s3a

Example:
```
 $ tscli cluster restore s3://bucket0001/backup/my_backup001 --enable_cloud_storage s3a
```